Paphos last in recycling in Europe as it doubles down on landfill
A recycling programme has yet to be implemented there: it is burying almost all its solid waste Recycling in Paphos is falling dismally short...
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Millions handed to Paphos landfill rather than recycling say Greens
Greens are up in arms following an announcement by Paphos municipality that a contract has been signed to create a new cell for storing trash...
Fire at Kotsiatis landfill under control
A fire that broke out at the Kotsiatis landfill Sunday evening was brought under control in just over an hour, the fire service said. The...
Illegal dumping in Kotsiatis will result in fines, prosecution, environment department warns
The department of the environment warned on Friday that skip operators and others violating the closed Kotsiats landfill would be fined. “These actions are illegal...
Defence attempts to cast doubts on police probe in landfill case
By Elias Hazou In the ongoing criminal trial known as ‘Trashgate’, the defence on Thursday sought to cast doubts on the police investigation which led...
Call to blacklist companies that defrauded taxpayers
By Elias Hazou and Andria Kades The waste management board representing the municipalities of Paphos has petitioned a corruption watchdog to blacklist a number of...
Missing persons burial location difficult to excavate
Missing Greek Cypriots from the village of Ashia are believed to have been buried in a now-restored landfill, making it difficult for experts to find...
Fire at Paphos landfill
Authorities were on standby throughout the night monitoring a fire that broke out at a landfill in Marathounda, Paphos. The fire began at around 5pm....
Communities threaten to shut roads unless timeframe given for landfill shutdown (Updated: adds minister)
By Evie Andreou The government has taken steps that are expected to lead to the swift closure of the landfill site at Kotsiatis, Agriculture Minister...
Ex-sewerage board head pleads guilty to taking bribes (Updated)
Former head of the Paphos Sewerage Board (Sapa) Eftychios Malekides pleaded guilty in court on Monday to the charge of being bribed by the company running...
New waste treatment plant at Vati by September
A waste treatment plant in Vati in Limassol that will replace existing wastewater reservoirs in that area which cause environmental pollution, is to be up...
New EP rules on waste would mean massive changes for Cyprus
The European Parliament voted Tuesday in favour of new, more ambitious rules for waste management, that should be in place by 2030. According to the...
Cyta first Cyprus company to have almost zero waste sent to landfills
State telecoms company Cyta said it has become the first organisation in Cyprus with close to zero waste going to the landfills. The organisation has...
AG drops private criminal prosecution against Phedonos
The attorney-general has decided to suspend a private criminal prosecution brought against Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos, having found no evidence of wrongdoing on the mayor’s...
Landfill scandal case adjourned until next month
The high-profile waste disposal trial was adjourned until October 5 on Tuesday because one of the judges of the three-member Nicosia Criminal Court was absent....
Turkish Cypriot police find burnt Gulen books in Famagusta landfill
Police in the north said on Tuesday they were carrying out investigations after they were informed by municipal workers who put out a fire at...
No disruption to Kotsiatis operations, minister says
By Angelos Anastasiou There will be no disruptions or other issues to the operation of the Kotsiatis landfill, Interior Minister Socratis Hasikos assured on Wednesday,...
Excess landfill charges returned
CLOSE TO €600,000 in excess charges will be returned to local authorities in Paphos by the operators of the sanitary landfill in Marathounda, Yeroskipou Mayor...
Waste drivers protest in Larnaca
By Angelos Anastasiou The Phinikoudes beach in Larnaca was cut off during a protest on Thursday by professional non-hazardous waste lorry drivers protesting over the...
